Lots of rolled V (belly in the reviewers terms, or a hull by another name) throughout with a big soft rail and lots of volume (hahaha, gotta tell Geoff McCoy about this, Christenson has been riding McCoys, I'll request concaves next time). Then single concave within the rolled V at the front into a double concave within the rolled V at the tail. At about the 9 min mark he talks about how reactive the round rails and roll is.

On small fins. I have a JD 6'2" stepup. Went on a road trip to sth NSW last year and only wanted to take one board so that was it - just in case. Took some tiny fins for smaller days. PG3 in the rear, quad rears in front. Haven't changed them back. Not ideal for smaller days, but more than surfable. No problem when it gets bigger. Feels much freeer, but still holds well

Awesome, thanks mate. I was worried I'd miss drive but it is 7'4'' so should be ok. It's really about finding a way of making it work good enough to surf everyday waves. Big fins work for me in wide tail small wave boards ( though after switching to bog standard quads after keel quad in my groveller jd I loved it ) but in other boards I'm going to try to reduce the area.

Solid 6' + with this setup was less than ideal. The fear/froth combo before the paddle out had me forget completely. Until my first wave. Too far to paddle back in and change though I probably should have

Massive fan of Devon Howard, ever since I came across the clip of him on that right hander on the orange 7'2 egg.

I like him too but it's not remarkable surfing. Do you think?

That's why I like it.

From my perspective, he has a graceful smooth style that is achievable to almost any punter that can put the time in.

I'd love to see more promotion of performance midlength surfing. particularly in the 6'6-7'6 range.

I mean, it's all well and good the big brands pushing their high performance shapes onto up and coming groms that want to surf the same shapes as the pro's, but what about the late bloomer that will never have the time to develop the skill to get the most out of a hpsb?

Many of us carry injuries that preclude us for venturing above the lip. Even a lot of moves that are on the face are inaccessible to those of us that have taken up surfing later in life.

What I like about Devon's surfing is the simplicity. Beautiful, flowing, powerful turns on big boards in bigger waves.

I flirt with high performance boards (a la my tomo EVO tangent i'm currently on), but I know that eventually when my back deteriorates and my priorities change, I'll spend more and more time on the midlengths just enjoying the glide, easy paddling and simplicity.

I've been surprised at the lack of online content available from companies like Firewire around their Seaxe model for example. I fondled a 7'2 in Bondi the other day, and in my opinion it's a weapon. But when you look online for footage of people surfing them... nada. It was good to see some good footage in the Deus movies (South to Sian etc) recently, but still, young rippers on alternative boards. The average guy will just look at this and see through it for what it is, an advertisement.

Now that we live in times where it's generally acceptable to surf any size/shape board you want. I'm surprised there isn't more of a focus on these boards and style of surfing.

On small fins. I have a JD 6'2" stepup. Went on a road trip to sth NSW last year and only wanted to take one board so that was it - just in case. Took some tiny fins for smaller days. PG3 in the rear, quad rears in front. Haven't changed them back. Not ideal for smaller days, but more than surfable. No problem when it gets bigger. Feels much freeer, but still holds well

Awesome, thanks mate. I was worried I'd miss drive but it is 7'4'' so should be ok. It's really about finding a way of making it work good enough to surf everyday waves. Big fins work for me in wide tail small wave boards ( though after switching to bog standard quads after keel quad in my groveller jd I loved it ) but in other boards I'm going to try to reduce the area.

Solid 6' + with this setup was less than ideal. The fear/froth combo before the paddle out had me forget completely. Until my first wave. Too far to paddle back in and change though I probably should have

Actually should have had my 7'0" semi gun

You found the limits! Guess I'm hoping to as well, but nowhere near 6' thanks haha.

we are the angry mob
We read the papers everyday
We like who we like, we hate who we hate
But we're also easily swayed

Massive fan of Devon Howard, ever since I came across the clip of him on that right hander on the orange 7'2 egg.

I like him too but it's not remarkable surfing. Do you think?

That's why I like it.

From my perspective, he has a graceful smooth style that is achievable to almost any punter that can put the time in.

I'd love to see more promotion of performance midlength surfing. particularly in the 6'6-7'6 range.

I mean, it's all well and good the big brands pushing their high performance shapes onto up and coming groms that want to surf the same shapes as the pro's, but what about the late bloomer that will never have the time to develop the skill to get the most out of a hpsb?

Many of us carry injuries that preclude us for venturing above the lip. Even a lot of moves that are on the face are inaccessible to those of us that have taken up surfing later in life.

What I like about Devon's surfing is the simplicity. Beautiful, flowing, powerful turns on big boards in bigger waves.

I flirt with high performance boards (a la my tomo EVO tangent i'm currently on), but I know that eventually when my back deteriorates and my priorities change, I'll spend more and more time on the midlengths just enjoying the glide, easy paddling and simplicity.

I've been surprised at the lack of online content available from companies like Firewire around their Seaxe model for example. I fondled a 7'2 in Bondi the other day, and in my opinion it's a weapon. But when you look online for footage of people surfing them... nada. It was good to see some good footage in the Deus movies (South to Sian etc) recently, but still, young rippers on alternative boards. The average guy will just look at this and see through it for what it is, an advertisement.

Now that we live in times where it's generally acceptable to surf any size/shape board you want. I'm surprised there isn't more of a focus on these boards and style of surfing.

Local guy, short, must be 100kg. Rides longboard shapes. On his 8' quad, surfs it like a short board, jams it hard off the bottom then rips it's head off with a big whack. Gets his weight right down on his bottom turn and rockets back up. Then trims from the front through the dead zone. Love watching him surf, dream of surfing similar haha

we are the angry mob
We read the papers everyday
We like who we like, we hate who we hate
But we're also easily swayed